IBM PS/Note Type 2141
IBM Type 2141
The PS/Note Type 2141 is a 386-based laptop that was released in 1992. The laptops are labelled as "IBM PS/Note" with a machine type of 2141. IBM documentation referred to this machine as the PS/Note 182, which was seemingly one of the available sub-types of this machine. The subtype is printed on another label in the battery compartment as shown in the photos below. There were other sub-types in the series, including E82, N82, and W82. I don't know what the differences between them were. Only the 182 name was used in IBM documentation that I could find.
Specifications
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | CPU Type: Soldered QFP Intel 386SL @25MHz - 387 Coprocessor (Optional) |
| Chipset | Unknown |
| RAM | Type: Unknown Standard: 2MB Maximum: 10MB |
| Hard Disk | 2.5" IDE Uses proprietary adapter?: Sort of Standard: 85MB |
| Display Options | Passive Matrix Grayscale (64 shades) @640x480 |
| Graphics Chipset | Cirrus Logic GD6410 VRAM: 256KB |
| Audio | PC Speaker |
| Main Battery | NiCad |
| CMOS Battery | Unknown |
| Power Supply | Barrel Jack |
| Disk Drives | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive (Panasonic JU-237A03W) |
| PC Cards | None |
| Networking | Modem |
| Other I/O | - 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 |
| BIOS | IBM |
| Pointing Device | None |
Common Faults & Maintenance
- Any PS/Note 2141 will need to have one electrolytic capacitor on the motherboard and several on the LCD replaced before it will work reliably. If your PS/Note doesn't start, or starts but with a blank/blue screen, this is why. Even a working system should be recapped as these original capacitors leak which can quickly cause damage in the form of corrosion and/or short ciruits.
- The plastic on the 2141 is brittle with age and the hinge mounts were very poorly designed - a combo which leads to broken and floppy hinges on nearly every unit. You can fix this by adding a pool of epoxy around the mounts at the base and the display to reinforce them.
Gallery
Photos courtesy of Admiral Shark. Thank you very much for helping to document this machine!
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